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Young Anita Delgado

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Anita Delgado was a Spanish flamenco dancer and singer from Andalusia. She had a fairytale life.

She was born on February 8, 1890 in Málaga.

During the marriage ceremony of king Alfonso XIII of Spain in Madrid, the Maharaja Sir Jagajit Singh Bahadur of Kapurthala watched her performances in a cafe-concert. He attempted to court her, but his approaches were rejected. Later, her friends convinced her to answer his messages and meet him in Paris. He had her educated (including in French) and married her on 28 January 1908. After marriage she changed her name to Maharani Prem Kaur. They later travelled in Europe and India, and she wrote a book about this time called "Impresiones de mis viajes a las Indias". She also gave the Maharaja a son, Maharajkumar Ajit Singh.

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